'He was on friendly terms with all of you?'
'Yes; too much so for his own good.'
'Why do you say that, Miss Lawless?'
'Because my cousin Edward was not honest in his dealings, and I thought Mr. Trevanion might be drawn in, unwarily, as he has been, I am sorry to say.'
'Can you say anything as to the purchase of the bay H. J. horse, stated to have been stolen from Mr. Herbert Jeffreys?'
'Yes; I wrote out the receipt which Edward gave Mr. Trevanion when he bought the horse for fifty pounds from him. He was then described as purchased from Henry Jones, of Black Dog Creek.'
'How did you come to write the receipt in your cousin's presence?'
Here the witness paused for an instant, as if hesitating what to answer. Then she said, 'I was always in the habit of doing any writing that was necessary.'
'But why? for what reason?' persisted Mr. England.
'Because none of my cousins can read or write.'